WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/GEN/44 
8 December 2006 
 (06-5877) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  
  
 
 TBT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AC TIVITIES UNDERTAKEN IN 2006  
AND PLANNED FOR 2007 
 
Information from the Secretariat
1 
 
 The following information was provided by  the WTO Secretariat at the TBT Committee 
meeting of 9 November 2006  unde r Agenda Item 4 on Technical Co -operation.  The tables describe 
TBT technical assistance activities undertaken by th e WTO Secretariat in 2006 and those planned for 
2007.2 
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I. GENEVA-BASED EVENTS 
Date Activity Participants Venue Organized by 
2006 
16-17 March 
2006 TBT Workshop on 
Different Approaches to 
Conformity Assessment All Members Geneva WTO 
2007 
TBC TBT Fifth Special 
Meeting on Procedures 
for Information Exchange All Members Geneva WTO 
 
II. REGIONAL WORKSHOPS 
Date Region Venue Organized by Other 
participating 
organizations 
2006 
28-30 March 2006 South America Uruguay WTO/ALADI IEC, ISO, 
OIML 
                                                      
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO. 
2 The activities planned for 2007 are reflected in document WT/COMTD/W/151.  The dates of the 
2007 activities are indicative and may change. 
More information on the activities undertaken in 2006, including pr ogrammes and presentations, is 
available at http://www.wto.org/english /tratop_e/tbt_e/tbt_act_list_activ_e.htm G/TBT/GEN/44 
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  Date Region Venue Organized by Other 
participating 
organizations 
28-30 June 2006 Pacific Islands Fiji WTO/PIFS IEC, ISO, 
OIML 
12-14 September 
2006  French-speaking 
Africa Tunisia WTO CODEX, IEC, 
ISO, OIML, 
UNIDO, EC 
 
 
Date Region Venue Organized by Other 
participating 
organizations 
2007 
TBC Africa (English-
speaking) TBC WTO TBC 
TBC Asia TBC WTO TBC 
TBC Arab and the Middle 
East TBC WTO TBC 
 
III. MEMBER WORKSHOPS3 
Date Venue Organized by Other 
participating 
organizations 
2006 
24-25 January 2006 San José, Costa Rica WTO - 
29-31 May 2006 Luanda, Angola WTO - 
25-26 July 2006 Sofia, Bulgaria WTO - 
First half 2007 Nicaragua WTO - 
First half 2007 Suriname WTO - 
First half 2007 Niger WTO - 
 
IV. PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY OTHER AGENCIES 
Date Activity Venue Organized by 
9-10 April 2006 CASCO Workshop for Arab 
and the Middle East region Jordan ISO 
 
                                                      
3 The delivery of national activities depends on Members'  requests, on the resources of the Secretariat 
to undertake them and on whether the request could be addressed through a regional activity.  G/TBT/GEN/44 
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  V. E-TRAINING COURSES 
Date Name of course (language) Organized by 
2007 
First quarter Introduction to Technical Barriers to Trade 
(English) WTO (Trade and 
Environment Division and 
ITTC) 
Second quarter Introduction to Technical Barriers to Trade 
(French) WTO (Trade and 
Environment Division and 
ITTC) 
Third quarter Introduction to Technical Barriers to Trade 
(Spanish) WTO (Trade and 
Environment Division and 
ITTC) 
 
VI. TRADE POLICY COURSES4 
A. GENEVA -BASED  
Date Name of course (language) Organized by 
2006 
Jan –Apr. 2006 35th and 36th Trade Policy Course (English) WTO (ITTC) 
May –Jul 2006 37th Trade Policy Course (Spanish) WTO (ITTC) 
Sept – Dec 2006 38th Trade Policy Course (English) WTO (ITTC) 
2007 
TBC 39th and 40th Trade Policy Course (English) WTO (ITTC) 
TBC 41st Trade Policy Course (French) WTO (ITTC) 
TBC 42nd Trade Policy Course (English) WTO (ITTC) 
 
B. REGIONAL  
Date Region Venue Organized by 
2006 
24 February 
2006 Caribbean Jamaica WTO (ITTC) 
25 May 2006 Asia / Pacific Hong Kong, China WTO (ITTC) 
                                                      
4 The Trade Policy Courses cover a range of  WTO issues, including the TBT Agreement. G/TBT/GEN/44 
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  Date Region Venue Organized by 
5-6 July 2006 Africa (French 
speaking) Morocco WTO (ITTC) 
20 July 2006 Africa (English 
speaking) Namibia WTO (ITTC) 
20 November 
2006 Latin America Chile WTO (ITTC) 
2007 
TBC Africa (English 
speaking) TBC WTO (ITTC) 
TBC Africa (French 
speaking) TBC  
WTO (ITTC) 
TBC Asia and Pacific TBC  
WTO (ITTC) 
TBC Latin America TBC  
WTO (ITTC) 
TBC Caribbean (Follow up to 
RTPC) TBC  
WTO (ITTC) 
  
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